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192952283London: The Scholartis Press 1929. First edition this one of 100 copies numbered and signed by each author large 8vo pp. 8 405 1; map frontispiece one additional text map; original black cloth gilt-lettered spine t.e.g.; small dark spot on top edge of text block not touching text covers a touch rubbed very good. Contents include Mottram's "A Personal Record"; Easton's "Broadchalk a Chronicle"; and Partridge's "Frank Honywood Private. The Scholartis Press unknown
192942175London: The Scholartis Press 1929. Large 8vo pp. 405 1; map frontispiece one additional text map; original black cloth gilt-lettered spine; near fine. Contents include Mottram's "A Personal Record"; Easton's "Broadchalk a Chronicle"; and Partridge's "Frank Honywood Private The Scholartis Press unknown
1929869M30London: The Scholartis Press 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated. A smart first edition copy of this collection of three accounts of the First World War with maps. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Two bookplates to the front paste down one of which belongs to Sir Nicholas Wall 1945-2017 who was an English judge who was President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. Illustrated with two full page maps. Collated complete. Ralph Hale Mottram 1883-1971 was an English writer and First World War poet. He was posted to the Western Front with the 9th Norfolk Regiment 6th Division British Expeditionary Force BEF in October 1915 where he assisted in defending the Ypres Salient. Eric Partridge 1894-1979 was a New ZealandBritish lexicographer who served in the Australian infantry during the First World War in Egypt Gallipoli and on the Western Front before being wounded in the Battle of Pozières. Together with John Easton they relate their evocative tales of the First World War. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart with just a little bumping to the upper corner of the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned but generally clean with just the occasional spot to the front of the volume. Very Good Indeed The Scholartis Press hardcover
1929B268London: The Scholartis Press 1929. First. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A fascinating work of three individual accounts of their WWI service. Two of the authors were later popular novelists and writers and the third becoming the foremost authority on the history of the English language and particularly slang.<br /> <br /> Ralph Hale Mottram FRSL 1883 - 1971 was an English writer. A lifelong resident of Norfolk he was well known as a novelist in particular for his "Spanish Farm trilogy" and as a poet of World War I.<br /> <br /> John Easton was a popular English novelist and travel writer e.g. An Unfrequented Highway through Sikkim and Tibet to Chumolaori.<br /> <br /> Eric Honeywood Partridge 1894 - 1979 was a New Zealand-British lexicographer of the English language particularly of its slang. He was born in New Zealand but in 1908 the family moved to Queensland Australia where he studied classics and then French and English at the University of Queensland. During this time he also worked for three years as a schoolteacher. He enlised in the Australian Imperial Force in April 1915 and served in Egypt Gallipoli and on the Western Front before being wounded in the Battle of Pozières. His interest in slang and the "underside" of language is said to date from his wartime experience. He returned to university between 1919 and 1921 when he received his BA. He authored numerous books and articles on language with the best know being A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English first published in 1937.<br /> <br /> This copy is near fine in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Slight bumping at the spine ends and corners. End papers show minor darkening on half of each perhaps from newspaper clippings previously laid inside. No other marks or damage at all. The unclipped DJ has minor soiling and chipping along the edges and the jacket spine is sun darkened but overall very good. CH. The Scholartis Press hardcover
1996Q-0948695439Rubicon Press 1996-12-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Rubicon Press paperback
1937692561-180 pages includes map and black and white photographs throughout Published by Authority of the Honorable Minister of Mines paperback
1967mon0001598481Penguin Books 1967-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1.7986 19.5851 12.7903. Penguin Books paperback
1948870T10London: Hamish Hamilton 1948. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A fourth edition of this guide to the English language with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With original unclipped dust wrapper. Fourth edition. A guide to good English which combines scholarship with readability for an accessible reference book. With reference to the influence of war on language. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of the English language and its slang. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light shelf wear and fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with chipping and loss to the head and tail of the spine as well as the front board. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Hamish Hamilton hardcover
1997Q-0393317099W. W. Norton & Company 1997-12-17. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! W. W. Norton & Company paperback
1995Q-0393037614W W Norton & Co Inc 1995-04-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! W W Norton & Co Inc hardcover
1991Q-0851863337Royal Society of Chemistry 1991-12-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Royal Society of Chemistry paperback
1970FLAHIVE-3366Alfred A. Knopf New York 1970 Knopf New York 1970. First American edition. First printing. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket. A clean copy with price $4.95 intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Red "H" stamp on front endpaper on an otherwise unmarked copy. Jacket has chips and short closed tears at extremities as pictured. Translated from the Spanish by Partridge. Fiction-C. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Alfred A. Knopf, New York hardcover
1970Q-0575003707Alfred A. Knopf 1970-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
197052711New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1970. First printing. Very good in very good plus jacket. First US edition of this collection of "five magnificent narratives" by the influential Cuban writer. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original cornflower blue cloth blind-stamping to front and rear boards gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped $4.95 color pictorial jacket designed by Muriel Nasser. Machine-deckle fore-edge and bottom-edge. Yellow topstain. 10 182. Jacket with light edgewear couple tiny closed tears at bottom edge. Book with some rubbing and marginal toning to boards touch of foxing to endpapers front board slightly bowed. Interior fresh tight. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
199180483Saturday Press 1991-11-01. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good; SIGNED BY OWNER!; Soft Cover; Saturday Press; 1991; Signed by Author; 0 Saturday Press paperback
1983Q-0877479275Deseret Book 1983-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Deseret Book hardcover
1956GB0000CJIX6I3N00Hamish Hamilton 1956. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
196352408London: Hamish Hamilton 1963. Fifth impression small 8vo pp. 128; fine dust jacket spine toned small pen mark on jacket front. This copy inscribed by Partridge to John W. Clark "The only adverse criticism ever leveled against this little book is that it isn't for young people only." He has also made a small correction to a typo on page 16 and scribbed through the price on the flap of the jacket. Hamish Hamilton unknown
1918COD-05523D. Appleton & Company 1918. hardcover. Good. Original edition. Good condition with wear. D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1998DADAX1892284006Brand: Subterranean Press 1998-10-01. Signed. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.75x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Subterranean Press hardcover
1976652862Partridge January 1976. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/No Jacket. Revised Edition: Dark red and black marbled hardboards gold lettering face and spine. Clean light rubbing. Unmarked pages. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Partridge hardcover
197639228Partridge. 1976. Hardcover. Very Good-. Maroon hardback covers show light wear. A couple of small stains to the front cover. Signed by the author. A good history of the Cowley Wyoming region in the Big Horn Basin. ; 291 pages . Partridge hardcover
1967128867Mountain States Printing 1967-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. THE 1976 REVISED EDITION AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR! Mountain States Printing hardcover
199240331London 1960 1992. hardcover. Bueno. London 1960. Woman's Day. Numbers: 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111. In one volume. 25 Revistas encuadernada en un volumen. Conservan cubiertas originales. 1250 pp aprox. Algunos articulos han sido recortadosmuy pocos un par de ellos. Cartoné lomo tela. 33 x 26. En Inglés. London 1960 hardcover
194852407London: Fredrick Muller Ltd 1948. First edition small slim 8vo pp. ix 1 176; original black cloth shadow on front free endpaper very good in dust jacket with spotting on verso and small loss of a square inch out of one corner of the upper panel. Inscribed by Partridge to his friend and collaborator "John W. Clark scholar and friend with compliments Eric Partridge 25 Dec. 1949." The book "covers not only the war of 1939-1945 but also more particularly the influence of wars and warfare on the vocabulary." jacket blurb. Fredrick Muller Ltd unknown